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An enterprise company reportedly spent $500 million on Anthropic’s Claude in a single month after failing to implement usage controls.

Apple is reportedly preparing a major AI overhaul for Siri that includes a standalone chatbot app and deeper integration across iOS. The update could position Siri as a direct competitor to ChatGPT, Gemini, and other AI assistants.

Researchers at UC San Diego found that GPT-4.5 was identified as human more often than actual people during a modern version of the Turing test. The study suggests advanced AI models can convincingly imitate human conversational behavior when given carefully designed prompts.

ByteDance is developing its own CPUs to reduce dependence on external suppliers as rising demand for AI infrastructure strains global chip supply chains. The company is exploring both Arm and RISC-V architectures to support future AI and data center workloads.

ClickHouse has surpassed $250 million in annualized revenue run rate as the database startup prepares for a potential IPO within the next few years. The company has tripled revenue over the past year while expanding its customer base across AI and enterprise markets.

Anthropic released a new security plugin for Claude Code that reviews AI-generated code for vulnerabilities while it is being written. The system uses a separate Claude instance to scan changes in the background and automatically suggest fixes before code reaches pull requests.

OpenAI said its non-profit foundation will commit an initial $250 million toward research, grants, and programs aimed at helping workers and economies adapt to disruption caused by AI.

ElevenLabs introduced Music v2, a new AI music model with improved vocals, multilingual support, section-based composition, and inpainting tools across its creator, API, and enterprise platforms.

Amazon is packaging the technology behind Alexa for Shopping into a new service for retailers, aiming to become the infrastructure layer for AI-powered commerce across the web.

A new study from researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and University of Southern California finds generative AI is rapidly increasing the number of Americans filing lawsuits without lawyers in U.S. federal courts.

Robinhood is rolling out AI agent trading accounts and virtual payment cards, allowing AI systems to analyze portfolios, execute trades, and make purchases on users’ behalf.

BNP Paribas says it is strengthening cybersecurity defenses as increasingly powerful AI systems accelerate the discovery of software vulnerabilities across the financial sector.

Micron crossed a $1 trillion market valuation for the first time as booming demand for AI memory chips pushed shares to record highs amid the expanding AI infrastructure race.

Google DeepMind says its new AlphaProof Nexus framework solved nine open Erdős problems using AI-guided formal verification, though CEO Demis Hassabis cautioned the system is still far from AGI.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said AI has not caused the large-scale white-collar job losses he once expected, adding that human interaction still plays a critical role in many professions.